The owners of this merchandise were major dealers going back to the 1980's and did this for a long time. Real good people. The husband died a few years ago and now it's just the widow left who went to the shows and knew the hobby perhaps even better than her husband
They specialized in the more modern cards, wax and memorabilia and had a niche in that.
I doubt there will be many "steals" but the sheer volume of what they have left is probably amazing.
And for us, remember this part of the hobby boom would probably have not been possible without the type of material available in that auction.
Remember to paraphrase something Leon says, we are probably about 1/2 of 1percent of the total hobby.(Leon if I have your quote wrong, please feel free to amend that) Now, we spend a much higher percent than that but rest assured, outside of a venue such as the National, we are a blip in the sports collecting world.
Regards
Rich
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